Wasp
4 lettersnounmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
A person of white Anglo-Saxon Protestant background, used to describe a member of the traditionally dominant social group in the United States.
“The old country club had a reputation for catering almost exclusively to the WASP establishment.”
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Wordle
Ends in SP, an uncommon final cluster, W and A in the first two positions are worth confirming early
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Worth 9 points, the P adds value, pluralises to wasps easily for one extra point
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